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5 minutes ago, incident said:
I would be very confident that, with persistence, you'll be able to get a spot for her.
Where I would sound a note of caution is - there's a reasonable chance that you get the second spot after profiles have locked or after the rostering has been done - so you may not end up on the same shift pattern.
Glastonbury is, as ever, a very different and much bigger beast, but I managed to get on the same shift pattern as my mates for Womad one year when I only got my spot a few days before the festival. Was fully expecting not to so was a pleasant surprise to pick up the shift sheets. And that was with 4 other people, one of whom was a deputy shift leader and two were supervisors.
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18 hours ago, gfa said:
Uber are trying to expand to flights and trains
Christ, how much would it cost for a plane to pick you up at your house?
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4 minutes ago, dondo said:
There is but I believe it's crew and artists so I think it's trickier to get in compared to other bars.
Could be wrong here but I think there's two. One crew and one artists. Some fellow stewards I met got into the crew bar one year, then they found themselves in a different bar with a load of drinks laid out. They helped themselves to a couple then went looking for somewhere to pay but couldn't find anyone. It slowly dawned on them what they'd done. I assume they then helped themselves to a few more. As they left they noticed security who weren't there when they came in.
Good accidental blag.
(I could be remembering some of the details incorrectly, it was a few years ago.)
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15 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:
Glastopedia has done a version with the stages and various other locations labelled.
2023 Satellite Image (glastopedia.com)
That really does emphasis just how far there Oxfam field is from Sticklinch. God I hope I'm not working there this year.
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Don't have kids myself, but talking to friends who do and just having seen the place myself I'd agree that Womad would be a good choice for young kids
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I was on statins for a while when I was diagnosed with type 2. My cholesterol wasn't even particularly high but like so much with diabetes it put you at higher risk.
Decided to come off them when I went into remission
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1 hour ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:
This reminds me of a friend visiting Reading for the first time in 2005, woke up next to a human turd. No one knows who it was from or why, but the story has become a consistent anecdote in our group of friends ever since.
EDIT: I should add, said friend never returned to Reading again.
The town or the festival?
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3 hours ago, Mardy said:
Two words, my friends, all run and hide from the sheer self-unaware nepo baby to outdo all other nepo babies that is
Baxter Dury.
Even on a farm that has cows dropping fresh sloppy cowpats all over the shop for 10 months of the years, he'll still stink the place out.
I was not happy that he was Pulp's support in Manchester last year.
Pretty much lived down to expectations
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21 minutes ago, Ben7amin_ said:Peace is the truth stage right?
Looking at some of the names on there it has to be
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1 hour ago, bennyhana22 said:
Ah, ok yes, gotcha.
I was foolishly only thinking about conspicuous on-site commercial tie-ins, but yeah, there is an increasing number of these. As others have said, if they remain as discreet as they are now on the Farm itself, no biggie for me. Last time I was at Latitude, it was ridiculous, and no doubt even worse now for that festival presented by Cinch!Ben
Latitude genuinely weirded me out with all that stuff.
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10 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:
Working my way through the cts I don't know on the poster and liking more than I don't. Baby Queen, Cut Capers, The Deep Blue particularly caught my ear. Cut Capers particularly sound like they could be a lot of fun live. In addition to the acts I knew/liked anyway I think that's up to about 12 at just this one stage. Can see me spending a LOT of time at Avalon this year.
I'm 90% sure I've seen Cut Capers at a festival somewhere and if it's who I'm thinking of then a lot of fun live is a great description
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4 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:
Not directly related, but I have a friend who takes Imodium just before and during the festival, so that he doesn't have to go for a crap. Probably not the wisest thing to do health wise.
And I dread to think of the state of the first toilet he encounters on Monday after he's used it.
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Got chatting to a couple of girls in the toilet queue once who told us about their male friend who just stood up in front of everyone at their camp and just pissed himself. Wasn't even drunk. He just wanted to do it. Some people do go a bit feral.
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9 hours ago, Paul ™ said:
Got confirmation email yesterday, quite excited about this as not worked Glastonbury for nearly 20 years.
I think once you have done volunteering at festivals and then go to a paid role, you appreciate what other people are experiencing and I would never expect anyone to do anything I wasn't prepared to do myself.
Apparently there are 30+ gates that get covered, won't find out where I am located till nearer the time, but hopefully one of the busier public gates as it would be more interesting.
9 shifts, fed 3 meals a day and we get staff camping near the farm I believe, not sure what field but there are bunkabins and we will have our caravan with us (my OH and myself).
Will definitely try to get to the Monday night meet up 😁
Oh and I never Gossip 🤔😉
From the ones I've met I assumed that was the main criteria
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29 minutes ago, Beerqueen said:
Another solid line up. Lots that I wouldn't mind seeing but I don't think there's anything unmissable, which is just the way I like it - I'm happy to see The Feeling, Frank Turner, Haircut 100, Lucy Spraggan, Lulu, Shaznay Lewis, Cat Empire, and also Barstewards, BC Camplight, Cut Capers, New Model Army but most of those later ones are at Bearded so will probably see them there. So actually, I know that if I'm stuck for anything else, I can just wander over to Avalon and will probably catch something I like!
If you haven't see Old Time Sailors, do try to - they are so much fun!
Pretty much my thinking.
Depending on what's going on elsewhere I could either spend loads of time there or pretty much none at all. And I'd be fine with both options
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I've just discovered there's a Queen tribute act from Newcastle called 'We Are Champion' which did make me smile. I can only hear it being said in Sarah Millican's voice
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2 hours ago, steviewevie said:
Liz Truss not ruling out running for Tory party leader again.
Man, I wish I had a fraction of her self confidence
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4 hours ago, Barneym said:
Does anyone know when we will start getting the stick and diver updates, that’s the only source I trust now
We're gonna need a bigger stick
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7 minutes ago, cheesey_toastie said:
Bernard Butler solo was a strange addition until I googled and found he has a new LP.
Excellent stuff.
Don't really know any of his solo stuff but I do like what he did with Jesse Buckley.
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2 hours ago, balti-pie said:
They had ice cold cans of the Arbor non alcoholic beer at the bar in Unfairground a couple of years ago, but not last year - they also had Lucky Saint here and there, which is great if its chilled. The staff bar at Arcadia (this might not be any good to you, apologies if its not!) had a very decent german alkoholfrei weissbier, cant remember who made it but that was well worth hunting out when i was over that way. I love a beer, i just dont like getting drunk so having a good old mix up of what i drink is what i do. Good on you for going sober, you'll remember so much more of it, and can do so much more during the day!
I also strongly recommend something really sugary for late on, a big cake or a fruit smoothie post-headliner if you want to go and do some late night things - you wont have booze as a painkiller for your knackered feet but sugar works wonders in that position. Plus here is an excuse to eat late night cake, if you want one 😁
Lucky Saint seem to be cornering the festival AF market. (Beyond your Becks Blue, Heineken for offerings) Luckily it's one I like. Not my favourite, but a good solid choice. Seen it at a few places now, including on tap at Bearded Theory a couple of years ago. Don't know if it was there last year
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12 hours ago, incident said:
Not funny.
Some of us are still dealing with the PTSD.
I've got a weird affection for Tuborg. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it's awful, but it's connected to a particular time of my life that I have very fond memories of. Admittedly that time was over 20 years ago and I stopped drinking over 10 years ago so so I've got no actual memory whatsoever of how bad it is.
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3 hours ago, incident said:
It's been a few years since I last worked the gates - do they no longer double wristband people?
That was always an inexplicable way of handling it, as it was so easily abused.
My last two I've been working on a vehicle gate, but as far as I'm aware they still double wristband people. Certainly my friends still working ped gates haven't said any different.
Yeah, always thought it was a bit of a mad system.
I've also known people who have deliberately "lost" their ticket straight away so they could get the second wristband and not have to worry about tickets and pass outs for the rest of the weekend
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That's what they want you to think.